BATTENS (DOWN) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

battens (down)

verb

present tense third-person singular of batten (down)

as in locks

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Restaurant chains Chipotle and QDOBA pulled jalapeños last week.

— Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
To address this, Ivo uses a multi-step pipeline that chains together more than 400 model calls for each contract review.

— Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026

Definition of chains

Verb

This bag from Away has a code lock that latches onto the zippers, preventing everyone but you and security from getting in.

— Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2026
Both the containers and lids are made from glass, and the lids are sealed with food-safe silicone that latches into place on both sides for an airtight design without leaks.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 18 July 2026

Definition of latches

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Specifically, the law prohibits municipal governments from requiring businesses to set specific wages, benefits or working conditions under contract, and bars them from forcing businesses to join task forces formed to address those issues.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026
One of Broward’s rare breakout pop acts, Black Violin’s Wil B and Kev Marcus are Dillard High grads who began turning heads playing hip-hop on viola and violin at Fort Lauderdale bars about 20 years ago.

— Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of bars

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There’s a brief pause, and then my phone goes haywire, inundated with Bluetooth signal spam — new Airpods connections, contact requests, an avalanche of popups that make my phone basically unusable until Hedge shuts it off.

— Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
Both failures are expensive in flood response, since a miss floods a warehouse and a false alarm shuts one down for no reason.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of shuts

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Then, the unit bolts to the van, becoming a secure load that happens to contain a full living suite.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026
When a company bolts AI on without building it into the way the company works, the company can end up paying a great deal of money for a capability its competitors already share.

— Mohamed Khater, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of bolts

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Unique to the mid-top is a metal hook that fastens its collar strap, replacing the plastic hook traditionally seen on the Air Force 1 Mid.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 16 Aug. 2026
My favorite detail is the red ribbon on Giovanna’s right shoulder, which fastens her sleeve to her dress and floats over the darkness.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

Definition of fastens

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Have a real estate attorney draft the note and mortgage, run the title search and handle the recording so the sale closes properly and is treated like any other closing.

— Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
SpaceX can only begin using the EchoStar spectrum once the deal closes, which is slated for November 2027.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of closes

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